will hdd camcorder work with premiere?

[aj8690]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8668998&type=product&id=1196470791061

Would I be able to easily import video taken from this camcorder into editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Elements without needing conversion programs? Does anyone know in what format this camcorder records?

I'm thinking of buying this camcorder if it is easy to import into editing programs, because my current camcorder records onto DVDs and cannot be edited without tedious converting.

Thanks.

[aj8690]

Or this one? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8673278&type=product&id=1197074853731

[lordsmurf]

If those are DV cameras, then yes, it will work easy and well in Adobe Premiere Elements. Those appear to be DV cameras.

Panasonic is better than Sony. But Canon will be better than Panasonic.

Any reason you want a hard drive one? I'd suggest DV tapes, personally.

[aj8690]

I was thinking HDD because I liked the idea of no media to buy. Is DV Tape better? Thanks for the help.

[zoobie]

much...

you'll have to offload and backup somewhere along the way or you'll lose all your footage
cheap DVD discs and even HDD's are prone to failure (I had a HDD fail last year...my 3 year warranty covered it)
this way, you can just spit your final production(s) back to tape for storage
the tapes just sit there on your shelf

although the research shows the typical consumer prefers a no-media HDD arrangement, most here at VH support the tried and true miniDV tape method
yes they cost $3 per hour but you'll always have your footage regardless of what happens...

the only cam I've had trubble with is a Canon...but at least it has a LANC

[Baldrick]

PLEASE change the topic subject so it describes it better. Just click on the edit-button on the first post.

[aj8690]

much...

you'll have to offload and backup somewhere along the way or you'll lose all your footage
cheap DVD discs and even HDD's are prone to failure (I had a HDD fail last year...my 3 year warranty covered it)
this way, you can just spit your final production(s) back to tape for storage
the tapes just sit there on your shelf

although the research shows the typical consumer prefers a no-media HDD arrangement, most here at VH support the tried and true miniDV tape method
yes they cost $3 per hour but you'll always have your footage regardless of what happens...

the only cam I've had trubble with is a Canon...but at least it has a LANC

Do you know of any good ones that use USB? All the ones that I looked at online require 1394.

[zoobie]

did you look at www.camcorderinfo.com ?

[lordsmurf]

DV requires IEEE1394 (aka FireWire). USB will not work.

[Rudyard]

DV requires IEEE1394 (aka FireWire). USB will not work.

I mentioned that in a thread once but people corrected me in saying some newer cam's now use USB 2 for transfer. Ive never seen one but was said on this site.

[edDV]

DV requires IEEE1394 (aka FireWire). USB will not work.

I mentioned that in a thread once but people corrected me in saying some newer cam's now use USB 2 for transfer. Ive never seen one but was said on this site.

Only for a few unnamed cams. Assume USB is not supported unless the camcorder spec states otherwise. There is a DirectShow proposed spec for DV transfer over USB but few manufacturers follow it.

The only one I've seen (consumer level) is a Panasonic model that required a driver from the enclosed CD.

[guns1inger]

I suspect that is the same model I have seen. The school I work with purchased a couple last year. If you don't use the driver then you get the usual VCD resolution WMV type transfer. Given that firewire is supposedly being phased out in favour of USB2, I am surprised it isn't being adopted more widely.